waste-to-energy

One of the most serious issues facing urbanized areas today is development of cost-effective environmentally acceptable disposal of a community's solid waste.

Our Waste Elimination Energy Factory (WEEF) will be an environmentally friendly green technology program that will eliminate garbage and reduce landfill dumps while producing valuable by-products, such as, electricity for thousands of homes all from disposing of municipal solid waste.

Waste-to-energy (WtE) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of creating energy in the form of electricity or heat from the gasification of waste source. WtE is a form of energy recovery. Most WtE processes produce electricity directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane, methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels.​

Aquentium studies waste-to-energy plant feasibility in South Korea

California-based Aquentium, a public company that acts as a partner to assist its subsidiaries in securing capital, market share and revenues, recently began a feasibility study for implementation of a waste-to-energy plant in South Korea. The company expects the study to yield positive results and open the door for the development of a facility in the country,

The study is based on a 1,000 metric-ton-per-day energy processing plant that could supply electricity for a few thousand homes, Taggatz said, adding that it's too early to determine an exact figure. "The main thing is feedstock and is there a supply," he said of the study. It will also include the cost, estimated at about $250 million, and byproducts such as potable water, he added. Electricity is first and foremost but byproducts can present another revenue stream, he said. A specific location for the facility has not been determined.

The company has ties in South Korea, Taggatz explained, so it started looking into the idea about a year ago. "We're making some progress," he said. South Korea is the 10th largest economy in the world, according to Aquentium, and the government there has a program to spend $45 billion over the next five years on environment projects. Aquentium's long-term goals involve more projects all over South Korea, including wastewater treatment technologies, Taggatz said. "We want to be able to do more green projects in the future for the country," he said. "There's more of a demand in the country than we can provide with just one project."

If the waste-to-energy study proves economically feasible and sustainable, Aquentium will proceed with construction, Taggatz said. "It would become our project." The next two months will be spent on the study, followed by three or four months on engineering and design. "I would hope by then we can get the exact design and start moving some dirt," he said. ​

Solid waste management is a major issue worldwide, because of increasing concerns with environmental problems. Aquentium's solution is to use municipal solid waste, which, for all practical purposes is a renewable commodity, for the generation of electricity.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

WTE

WTE plants produce heat and electricity from waste, thus reducing the energy required from conventional power plants, which burn fossil fuels. The heat or electricity is created from the gasification of waste source. WTE is a form of energy recovery. Electricity is produced either through direct combustion, or a combustible fuel is produced, such as ethanol or methane. ​

This process recovers substantial energy, and also leads to a significant reduction in the overall quantity of waste that ends up in the landfill. In addition, this waste can be disposed of in a safe and more controlled manner. ​

PUERTO RICO

Aquentium has signed a joint venture agreement with Green Energy Systems Solutions, Inc. for the development of alternative energy projects in Puerto Rico.

global need

Aquentium is focused on bringing new ways to recycle waste by generating electricity from landfill waste and reducing pollution for the Countries around the worldd. While there is an obvious need to minimize the generation of wastes and to reuse and recycle them, the technologies for recovery of energy from wastes can play a vital role in mitigating the problems.

Besides recovery of substantial energy, these technologies can lead to a substantial reduction in the overall waste quantities requiring final disposal, which can be better managed for safe disposal in a controlled manner while meeting the pollution control standards. Waste-to-energy plants produce heat and electricity from waste, delivering it to households and industry, thus replacing the energy produced by conventional power plants, using fossil fuels.

Aquentium, Inc., a publicly traded company in the United States of America (OTCBB: AQNM) announced today that CEO Mark Taggatz recently met with numerous China Government officials to discuss the nation’s municipal waste issues and how Aquentium can provide solutions for cities throughout the Country of China.

Aquentium is focused on bringing cutting edge waste-to-energy technology to the Country of China that would provide electricity from Municipal Solid Waste. “As the world’s most populous nation and top energy consumer, China’s appetite for renewable energy sources and obligation to fulfill environmental initiatives are sure to grow,” stated Aquentium CEO Mark Taggatz.

China surpassed the United States as the top emitter of carbon dioxide in 2006. The country recorded a G.D.P. of $4.7 trillion and emitted 4.7 metric tons per unit of G.D.P. in 2008, according to the World Bank.

Effective disposal of municipal solid waste is a serious environmental challenge in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The PRC has become the world's largest producer of municipal solid waste, generating around 148 million tons per year and growing at 8-10% annually. Nearly half of such waste is untreated and dumped in unsuitable landfills meaning many urban poor, especially those living near the landfills, are exposed to severe air and water pollution, as well as to the threat of infectious diseases.

"Waste-to-energy processing with clean technology is the most effective method of treating municipal solid waste since it slashes waste volumes by 90% and eliminates methane gas emissions from the waste treatment process," added Taggatz. "Furthermore, waste-to-energy technologies substitute for fossil fuels by generating electricity and heat in the gasification process."

The China government has set a long-term target to increase the amount of municipal waste that is used in waste-to-energy generation from 1% in 2002 to 30% by 2030.